Japanese Superbike: Yuki Okamoto Earns Fourth Win Of 2024 At Okayama.

10/02/2024 04:00 PM

Yuki Okamoto won Round 7 of the MFJ All Japan Road Race Championship Series, held September 30th at Okayama International Circuit.

Riding for the Yamaha Factory Racing Team, Okamoto won the 21-lap race by 2.567 seconds over his rival Ryo Mizuno on a Ducati Panigale V4 R.

Championship leader Katsuyuki Nakasuga finished in third despite a shoulder injury from a crash on Friday.

Superbike Race podium with Ryo Mizuno (on the left), Yuki Okamoto (in the middle) and Katsuyuki Nakasuga (on the right). Photo by Kohei Hirota.

With his race victory, Okamoto is only 4 points behind his teammate Nakasuga, who has 192 points. Mizuno is third with 153 points.